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2026 (6)

September (2)

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Instant Access for VM restore points

Azure Updates

2026-09-24

Instant Access for application-consistent restore points on Azure virtual machines is now generally available. It lets you start restoring a disk from a restore point before the underlying snapshot copy completes, for VMs using Premium SSD v2 or Ultra disks as data disks.

github: Copilot budget increase requests are generally available

GitHub

2026-09-16

GitHub Copilot now supports a request flow for users who have exhausted their AI credits, allowing them to ask for a budget increase instead of being fully blocked from credit-consuming features. The feature is now generally available.

August (3)

github: Global model policy generally available

GitHub

2026-08-26

GitHub is gradually rolling out enforcement of a default global model policy for generally available GitHub Copilot models on Copilot Business and Copilot Enterprise plans. The policy was announced in July and is now generally available.

github: Pinning saved views to the repository issues sidebar is generally available and more

GitHub

2026-08-20

GitHub now lets you pin saved views to a repository’s issues sidebar, so frequently used views are easier to access. The feature is generally available.

github: “Relates to” issue relationship in public preview and multi-select fields is generally available

GitHub

2026-08-07

GitHub added a new public preview issue relationship called “Relates to” for connecting related work, and multi-select fields are now generally available for GitHub Projects.

July (1)

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Microsoft Entra ID-based access for Azure Blob Storage SFTP

Azure Updates

2026-07-06

Microsoft Entra ID-based access for Azure Blob Storage SFTP is now generally available in all regions. It allows Entra ID identities, including guest users via Entra External Identities, to connect to Azure Blob Storage over SFTP.